Name: 2025 TBA Annual Convention
Start: 2025-11-21T08:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-22T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Waco Convention Center

🎉 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟏𝟒𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐜𝐨! 🎉
“𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬”
📅 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎–𝟐𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
📍 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐯𝐞, 𝐖𝐚𝐜𝐨, 𝐓𝐗 𝟕𝟔𝟕𝟎𝟏
The Texas Beekeepers Association is buzzing with excitement for our 145th Annual Convention—a historic gathering of beekeepers from across Texas and beyond! This year, we’re focusing on breeding stronger, healthier bees to ensure the future of Texas beekeeping. 🐝💛
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
This year’s convention theme, “Breeding Better Bees for Texas,” focuses on building stronger, more resilient colonies through improved genetics and sustainable breeding practices. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a commercial beekeeper, you’ll gain valuable insights from leading experts in bee breeding and queen production—knowledge that can help you raise healthier bees, reduce losses, and strengthen beekeeping across Texas. You can also:
-Get hands-on learning with top experts in queen rearing and beekeeping
-Explore the Texas Honey Show and showcase your own entries
-Advance your beekeeping credentials with Master Beekeeper testing
-Participate in TBA leadership decisions and submit resolutions
-Connect with vendors and network with fellow beekeepers
🌟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
-TBA Annual Business Meeting
-Texas Honey Show
-THBEA Banquet
-Silent Auction
-Texas Honey Queen
-Paid Workshops
-Master Beekeeping Testing
-Live Interviews
-Vendors
-Live Demos
-Black Jar Honey Contest
-Block of Wax Centerpiece Contest
-Networking with beekeepers from across Texas and beyond
🌟 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:
𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬 – 𝐕𝐒𝐇/𝐒𝐌𝐑 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐬 🐝
Get ready to dive into queen rearing and bee breeding with Cory Stevens, owner of Stevens Bee Company and creator of the famous “Missouri Mite Hunters” VSH bees. From his 27-acre farm in Bloomfield, Missouri, Cory has dedicated his career to raising resilient queens and improving honey bee genetics.
A Master Beekeeper and past president of the Missouri State Beekeepers Association, Cory will share his expertise on breeding better bees for Texas at the 2025 Texas Beekeepers Annual Convention. Don’t miss it!
𝐒𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐲 – 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠! 👑
We are thrilled to welcome Sue Cobey, an internationally recognized expert in honey bee breeding and queen production, to the 2025 Texas Beekeepers Annual Convention! Sue is best known for developing the New World Carniolan Closed Population Breeding Program, now in its 39th generation, and for training beekeepers and researchers worldwide in improving honey bee genetics.
If you want to raise better queens and stronger colonies, this is a session you can’t miss!
🎤 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:
𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐯𝐞: 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 – 𝐁𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
This year’s convention is more than a celebration of our 145-year legacy—it’s an investment in the future of Texas beekeeping.
🎟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! Secure your spot and sign up early for workshops before they fill.
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬.𝐨𝐫𝐠/𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓/
🐝 Come celebrate our legacy, learn from the best, and help us breed a brighter future for Texas bees!
#TexasBeekeepers #TBA145 #BeeTheChange #HoneyShow #SaveTheBees #BreedingBetterBees #TexasBeekeeping #QueenRearing #BeekeepersUnite